A Primer on Golden-Mean Economics: On the Replacement of the Economic Man with the Gentleman

By Li-Teh Sun

This book is primarily a critique of traditional (Western) economics from the perspective of Confucianism that values the pursuit of the golden mean or moderation, rather than that of maximizing utility (material-want satisfaction), profit and income. To some extent, this primer explains the basic reason why there has been a conflict between the top 1 percent and the rest 99 percent of the American people and it suggests a way of reducing this conflict. The way is to replace the self-interested economic man of traditional economics by the self-cultivated gentleman of golden mean economics in all economic inquiry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475277954
• ISBN13: 9781475277951
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 526 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"